22 Juli 2013

Meeting the Multiple-Source Feedstock Challenge

U.S. military developing systems that can produce alternative liquid fuels and power

It has long been understood that commercially available, large-scale gasifiers are an imperfect fit for biomass conversion. In the past, fuel sourcing, preparation, and feed problems – combined with unique ash properties and tar production – made it very challenging to reliably operate a large gasifier on renewable sources. Is this still true today?

Researchers at the Energy & Environmental Research Center are not convinced, and they are gathering the data to make their case.